The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to theHebrews

Chapter 10

We are sanctified by the shedding of the blood of Christ—The superiority of His sacrifice is explained—Those who fall from grace through willful sin are damned—The just will live by faith.

1 For the alaw having a bshadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered cyear by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once apurged should have had no more bconscience of sins.

22 Let us adrawbnear with a true heart in full assurance of cfaith, having our hearts dsprinkled from an evil econscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold fast the aprofession of ourbfaith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

24 And let us aconsider one another to bprovoke unto love and to good works:

25 Not forsaking the aassembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

26 For if we asinbwilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery aindignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

28 He that adespised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

29 Of how much sorer apunishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done bdespite unto the Spirit of grace?

30 For we know him that hath said, aVengeancebelongeth unto me, I will brecompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall cjudge his people.

31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

32 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great afight of afflictions;

33 Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.

34 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took ajoyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring bsubstance.

35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

36 For ye have need of apatience, that, after ye have done the bwill of God, ye might receive the cpromise.

37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any manadraw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

39 But we are not of them who adraw back unto bperdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.